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- Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...]] in the west, [[Chad]] and [[Cameroon]] in the east, [[Niger]] in the north and the [[Gulf of Guinea]...
59: ...hwest and [[kingdom of Benin|Benin]] in the southeast both developed elaborate systems of political org...
61: ...gh 19th centuries, European traders established coastal ports for the increasing traffic in [[slave]]s ...
67: ...[[Igbo|Igbos]], the dominant ethnic group in the eastern region, declared independence as the Republic ...
71: ... the 1993 Election before the latter died in July 1998 from what international medical experts initially... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
61: ...we dynasty]]. Around [[1270]], the [[Solomonid dynasty]] came to control Ethiopia, claiming descent fro...
69: ...Eritrea led to the [[Ethiopia-Eritrea War]] that lasted until [[June]] [[2000]]. This has hurt the nat...
83: ...llion people away from the arid highlands of the east, proposing that these resettlements would reduce ...
104: ...d cities (''astedader akababiwach'', singular - ''astedader akabibi''): [[Addis Ababa]] and [[Dire Dawa...
110: ...Valley]], which runs generally southwest to northeast and is surrounded by lowlands, [[steppe]]s, or se... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
49: ...s]] that separate [[Southwest Asia]] from [[Southeast Europe]]. [[Anatolia]] is situated between the [[...
50: ...hichevan]] and to the northeast; [[Iran]] to the east; and [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] to the south.
62: ... ways of classifying the history of Turkey. The least disputed classification is based on three global...
72: ...idates may run. To be elected, they must win at least 10% of the vote in the province from which they a...
103: ...al Infantry) and Air Force. The Gendarmerie and Coast Guard operate as the parts of Dept. of Internal A... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...tion]] in the [[Indian Ocean]], off the eastern coast of [[Africa]]. Madagascar is the [[List of islan...
53: ...ench]] established trading posts along the east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[1824]], it was a favori...
55: ...ver the major part of the island, including the coast. In [[1817]], the Merina ruler and the [[United K...
76: ...federalists to disrupt [[ballot]]ing in several coastal areas.
78: ...political party [[AREMA]] subsequently passed the 1998 Constitution, which considerably strengthened the... - Samoa (9435 bytes)
57: ...Samoan islands were split into two sections. The eastern islands became territories of the [[United Sta...
64: ...r for nearly all of the period between 1982 and [[1998]], when he resigned due to health reasons. Tofila...
85: Samoa is located east of the international dateline and south of the eq...
90: ...ltural exports]]. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of th... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
48: ...ran]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]] and has a coastline on the [[Caspian Sea]].
54: ...ligion and incorporating the Turkmen into Middle Eastern culture. It was around this time that the famo...
58: ...ndence when [[Genghis Khan]] took control of the eastern Caspian Sea region on his march west. For the ...
70: Foreign companies seeking Turkmenistan's vast national gas resources have had to cooperate with...
88: ...n the far west and the Kugitang Range in the far east are the only other appreciable elevations. Rivers... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
53: ...t and Northeast of the country has an extensive coastline with the [[Red Sea]]. Having achieved indepen...
66: In [[1998]], a border war with [[Ethiopia]] broke out which...
89: ...east by the [[Red Sea]]. Off the sandy and arid coastline, the [[Dahlak Archipelago]] are situated, an ...
91: ...Asmara]], the port town of [[Assab]] in the southeast, as well as the towns of [[Massawa]] and [[Keren]...
100: ...ea's economic future depends upon its ability to master fundamental social problems like [[illiteracy]]... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ... [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Turkmenistan]], and has a coastline on the [[Caspian Sea]]. Kazakhstan is also a ...
32: | [[Astana]]
72: ...s was characterized by a constant search for new pasture to support the livestock-based economy. The Ka...
74: ...[[1730s]] and [[1740s]]. Major parts of the northeast and central Kazakh territories were incorporated ...
82: ...[Virgin Lands]]" program to turn the traditional pasturelands of Kazakhstan into a major grain-producin... - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ... the south and southwest, [[Brazil]] to the northeast and [[Bolivia]] to the northwest. The name "Parag...
54: In the disastrous [[War of the Triple Alliance]] ([[1865]]-[[18...
84: ...Pero]] ([[Cerro Tres Kandu]]) at 842 m. The southeastern border is formed by the [[Parana River]], cont...
86: ...te|temperate]], with substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, though becoming semi-arid in the far...
97: ... dependent on [[Brazil]], its neighbour in the [[east]]. Most of the country's imports come through the... - Mali (7755 bytes)
3: ...] on the east, [[Burkina Faso]] and the [[Ivory Coast]] on the south, [[Guinea]] on the south-west, and...
84: ...r Massif]] and [[Djado Plateau]] lie in the northeast. Most of the country lies in the [[Sahara Desert...
91: ...ns increased gold mining operations in [[1996]]-[[1998]], and the government anticipates that Mali will ... - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ...ia]], bordering [[Laos]] and [[Cambodia]] to the east, the [[Gulf of Thailand]] and [[Malaysia]] to the...
58: ... continued pressure, Thailand is the only [[Southeast Asia]]n country never to have been taken over by ...
64: ...mber]] [[2004]] the west coast of Thailand was devastated by a 10 metre high [[tsunami]] following the ...
71: ...ive member of the regional [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]].
82: ===[[Eastern Thailand|East]]=== - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
27: | Sir [[Cuthbert Sebastian]]
42: | [[East Caribbean dollar]] (EC$)
59: ...the two-thirds majority needed. In late September 1998, [[Hurricane Georges]] caused approximately $445 ...
70: ... Community (CARICOM)]] and the [[Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States]] (OECS).
101: ...evis was the last sugar [[monoculture]] in the [[Eastern Caribbean]]. Faced with a sugar industry that ... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
2: ...ea]] (on the west), bordered by [[Syria]] on the east and north, and [[Israel]] on the south.
83: ...ernity, was called the [[Paris]] of the [[Middle East]] before the outbreak of the [[Lebanese Civil War...
108: ...nese agencies.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4383321.stm]
116: ...//www.nytimes.com/2005/03/08/international/middleeast/08cnd-beirut.html], [http://www.latimes.com/news/...
118: ...ors [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp?category=1107&slug=Lebanon%20Syria%20Ra... - Belize (11927 bytes)
1: ...47 miles) across the [[Gulf of Honduras]] to the east. The name is derived from [[Belize City]], the fo...
65: ...ed ''Belize'' in June [[1973]]; it was Britain's last colony on the American mainland. [[George Cadle P...
67: ... [[1961]]. The government decided that having a coastal capital city that is below sea level was too mu...
69: ...ected in maps showing Belize as Guatemala's most eastern province.
96: ...ntry. All along the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] coast are found [[coral reef]]s or ''cays''. Belize is ... - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
52: ...d to be of [[Turkic]] descent, lived in the northeastern part of what is currently [[Mongolia]]. Later,...
56: ...and in [[1924]], the [[Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast]] was created within the [[Russian SFSR]]. (The t...
62: ...]s and Kyrgyz surfaced in an area of the [[Osh Oblast]] where Uzbeks form a majority of the population....
70: ...lic by direct ballot, receiving 95% of the votes cast. Together with the representatives of seven other...
72: ...yev dismissed the government and called upon the last communist premier, [[Apas Djumagulov]], to form a... - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...]] to the north, and [[Guinea]] to the south and east, with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to its west. Formerl...
65: ... were held in [[1994]], but an army uprising in [[1998]] led to the president's ousting and the [[Guinea...
69: ...ry. Former President Nino Vieira, deposed in the 1998 coup, also has returned as a candidate for one se...
94: ...00 metres. The interior is [[savanna]], and the coast line is swampy plain. Its [[monsoon]]-like rainy ...
99: ...ng and fishing economy was badly disrupted by the 1998-99 civil war. It has a foreign [[debt]] of $US 92... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ... America]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]], it is the easternmost country of the [[Americas]] and it borders...
8: ...shing the independent [[Empire of Brazil]]. This lasted until the next emperor, [[Pedro II of Brazil|Do...
31: ...l|Center-West]], [[Southeast Region, Brazil|Southeast]] and [[South Region, Brazil|South]] ([[Regions o...
41: ...population and its agricultural base. Along the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] are also found several ...
43: ...pes are found as well, in particular in the northeast. - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
52: ...est, [[Poland]] in the north, [[Ukraine]] in the east and [[Hungary]] in the south. Slovakia is a membe...
65: ...ril and Methodius]] during the reign of Prince [[Rastislav]] and the territorial expansion under King [...
69: ...burgeoning towns, construction of numerous stone castles, and development of art. In 1467, [[Matthias C...
85: ...the southwestern (along the [[Danube]]) and southeastern parts of Slovakia. Major Slovak rivers, beside...
93: ... The percentage of Roma is 1.7% according to the last census (that is based on their own definition of ... - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
52: ...rading for slaves captured in the interior. The coastal area was a major source for the transatlantic s...
71: * Union of Democratic Forces or UFD [Sebastian Ebao]
81: ...est. It has a short [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast.
85: The southwest of the country is a coastal plain for which the primary drainage is the [[K...
92: ...nd the resumption of armed conflict in December [[1998]], which worsened the republic's budget deficit. ... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...rime Meridian]], about 434.5 km (270 miles) northeast of [[Venezuela]].
3: ...o dotted with large sugarcane estates and wide [[pastures]] with many good views to the sea.
13: ...te of present-day [[Holetown]] on the Caribbean coast found the island uninhabited. From the arrival of...
48: ... the island's light manufacturing sector. In the last ten years the Government has been seen as busines...
50: ...ced from high levels of around 14 percent in the past to only under 10%.
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